{"id":10946,"date":"2026-06-12T23:39:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/lil-baby-hemp-co-countersued-in-thc-e-coli-contamination-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T23:39:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T23:39:22","slug":"lil-baby-hemp-co-countersued-in-thc-e-coli-contamination-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/lil-baby-hemp-co-countersued-in-thc-e-coli-contamination-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Baby Hemp Co. Countersued in THC & E. Coli Contamination Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tLil Baby\u2019s hemp company is facing counterclaims after accusing its joint venture partner of shipping illegal and contaminated cannabis products across the country.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe rapper\u2019s business entity, The Holding Co., sued Florida cannabis company Bay Smokes in April for allegedly mishandling his WHAM product line, which was marketed as a low-THC hemp product that was legal nationwide. The Holding Co. claimed it tested the product and found THC levels of 22% \u2014 far above the federal limit of 0.3% \u2014 as well as microbes like E. coli, yeast and mold.<\/p>\n

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\n\tBay Smokes has denied these allegations, telling Billboard <\/em>in an April statement, \u201cWe stand by the quality and legality of all of our hemp products, which undergo independent third-party laboratory testing.\u201d Now, the cannabis company is accusing The Holding Co. of breaching a confidentiality and non-disparagement clause from their joint venture deal.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe complaint filed by plaintiff in this action publishes false allegations of product contamination that are directly contradicted by Bay Smokes\u2019s contemporaneous October 10, 2025, certificate of analysis for the \u2018THCA Flower Gelato 45\u2019 batch that plaintiff purports to have independently tested,\u201d reads Bay Smokes\u2019 Thursday (June 11) countersuit, obtained and first reported by Billboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe countersuit also alleges that The Holding Co.\u2019s principal, Eric Anderson<\/strong>, has further disparaged Bay Smokes to customers at industry trade shows \u201cwhile steering those customers to competing sources of supply in which plaintiff\u2019s principal holds an undisclosed personal financial interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBay Smokes is seeking financial damages from The Holding Co. for its alleged contract violations, including a refund of legal fees. It also claims The Holding Co. has been overpaid by more than $206,000 in its share of the joint venture profits.<\/p>\n

\n\tReps for Lil Baby and The Holding Co. did not immediately return requests for comment on Friday (June 12).<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Holding Co. and Bay Smokes formed their joint venture in 2024 for a WHAM hemp line, named for Lil Baby\u2019s nickname. This would go on to be the title of the rapper\u2019s 2025 album WHAM<\/em>, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the April lawsuit, The Holding Co. alleged Bay Smokes had tarnished Lil Baby\u2019s reputation by associating his trademarks with \u201cunauthorized illegal cannabis sales, concealed sales, contaminated products and unlawful conduct.\u201d The suit also claimed that Bay Smokes\u2019 founders were inappropriately marketing the cannabis brand with \u201cerotic videos.\u201d<\/p>\n


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